Handbook of Juvenile Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Grigorenko, Elena L. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2012.
• Θέματα: Psychology.; Medicine.; Psychiatry.; Criminology.; Social work.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Law and Psychology.; Social Work.; Medicine/Public Health, general.

Juvenile justice centers have a long tradition as an unfortunate stop for young offenders who need mental health care. Reports estimate that as many as 70% of the youth in detention centers meet criteria for mental health disorders. As juvenile justice systems once again turn their focus from confin...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Developmental changes in adolescence and risks for delinquency
• The “why(s)” of criminal behavior in juveniles: The long and the short of it
• Race and sex disparity in juvenile justice processing
• Major principles in a minor context: Forensic practices involving adolescents
• Juveniles and criminal responsibility evaluations
• Sentencing juveniles to life in prison without the opportunity for parole
• Transfer to adult court: Enhancing clinical forensic evaluations and informing policy
• Need for and barriers to inclusion in health research of justice-involved youth
• Toward establishing standards of practice in juvenile forensic mental health assessment
• Assessment in juvenile justice systems: An overview
• Mental health assessment of juveniles
• The juvenile forensic court clinic in theory and practice
• The history, development, and testing of forensic risk assessment tools
• Assessing juveniles for risk of violence
• Becoming more therapeutic: Motivational interviewing as a communication style for paraprofessionals in juvenile justice settings
• the junction of personality theories: Working with juvenile offenders
• Services for youth in closed settings: Gaps in services
• Implementing Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) for juvenile justice prevention and treatment in communities
• Preventing early conduct problems and later delinquency
• Treating juvenile offenders: Best practices and emerging critical issues
• Psychopharmacological treatment of youth in juvenile justice settings
• IICAPS: A treatment model for delinquent youths with co-occurring mental health disorders
• Serving dually diagnosed youth in the juvenile justice system
• Treating juvenile sex offenders
• Sexually transmitted infections in juvenile offenders
• A self-Regulation Model for the Treatment of Pathological Juvenile Firesetters
• Mentor programming for at-risk youth
• Responding to child trauma:  Theory, programs, and policy
• Psychosocial treatment of traumatized juveniles
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among youth involved in juvenile justice
• Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among youth in the juvenile justice system: A Critical Appraisal
• Juvenile offenders with disabilities: Challenges and promises
• Ensuring that they learn
• Female juvenile offenders
• Juvenile gangs
• Juvenile forensic psychology and psychiatry: The movement toward data-based innovations.